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Scotsdale Farm
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Scotsdale Farm
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Georgetown
GeorgetownOn brings to light the history, nature, culture and people of Halton Hills.
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One of the greats of Canadian art is Alfred Joseph Casson. When he passed away in 1992 at the blessed age of 94, he left ...
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Georgetown Memorial Arena was built in 1922 and the famous hockey players of Halton Hills
Georgetown Memorial Arena is gone now but did you know that it was built in 1922 to replace to replace the natural skating rink – ...
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August 26, 2022 / Rock’n Roll’n Classics Car Show in Downtown Georgetown
Main Street in Downtown Georgetown. Over 180 classic cars from the 1920s to 1983 in a full on-street juried car show set to great music! ... -
2019 Head For The Hills – Georgetown’s Craft Beer Festival. Photos
Head For The Hills is for anyone who enjoys craft beer – from big brand beer drinkers to craft beer enthusiasts. Sample a wide selection ... -
Limehouse trails, rock cracks at the site of the historic limestone kilns
The beautiful limestone kilns at the Limehouse Conservation Area make this trail very special. Less than 5 kilometres of trail might refrain some hikers from ... -
St. Elias The Prophet church. Ukrainian architectural wooden jewel
Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ... -
Canada Day 2022. This time after 155 years.
After two years of political pandemonium, the famous Canada Day was held again in 2022. This time after 155 years. It was raining in Glen ... -
The Bruce Trails is marked for hikers. What the blue and white blazes marks mean.
Philip Gosling, one of the four “founders” of the Bruce Trail, marked the first blaze in July 1962. The use of markers in the Bruce ... -
Scotsdale Farm, Bennetts and their legendary breeds
Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. These 531 acres of meadows, ancient wetlands, and rolling streams are a ... -
Scotsdale Farm, home of old-growth forest and Ontario’s oldest trees
Scottsdale Farm is situated north of Georgetown, on Trafalgar Road. This 531 acre heritage property is a popular hiking spot where you can see some ... -
Halton Hills and Canada’s 150th birthday in Glen Williams
On Canada’s 150th birthday Halton Hills became the most patriotic town. 57, 073 flags were flying on houses, porches, balconies, cars, flag posts and anywhere ...
Alfred J. Casson in Glen Williams
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Before the arrival of the Europeans, the area was occupied by the Attawandarons, who were an Iroquoian-speaking people. Other groups that occupied the land included the Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee. In the 1800s, people from Mississauga moved into the area.
In 1819, the British government would negotiate the purchase of the Mississauga land under Treaty 19. The name Esquesing probably means That Which Lies at the End.FIRST NATIONS -
The town GEORGETOWN is named for George Kennedy, who came to the Esquesing Township area as one of the first settlers, as his brother Charlesy surveyed land there after the so-called Indian Purchase.
In 1819, all five brothers claimed land in the vicinity of present-day Georgetown and began their businesses.
It was about 1837 when the area became to be known as Georgetown.HISTORY OF GEORGETOWN -
Acton
In 1825 the first settlers arrived in the area. Rev. Ezra, Rev. Zena and Rufus Adams left the Methodists to pursue the farming life It is not until 1836, however, that the settlement is named Adamsville.
When the first post office was established here in 1844, Robert Swan, the first postmaster, changed the name Adamsville to Acton, after his birthplace in England.HISTORY OF ACTON -
Norval
The history begins in 1820 when James McNab bought land in 1812 to build a mill and raise sheep. A post office was established in 1836 and within 10 years 200 people lived in the village and a mill, a pub, two churches and two shops were built.HISTORY OF NORVAL -
Glen William
The community of Williamsburg became the main industrial center of the area due to its mills that ran along the Credit River. In 1825, Benajah Williams established the Williams' Mill here with his son Charles and Joel and history began to be made.
In 1852, the name Williamsburg was changed to Glen Williams.HISTORY OF GLEN WILLIAMS -
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation.
In 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and Nassagaweya.
Halton Hills was known as Esquesing Township.
The name of Esquesing, which translates as likely as That Which Lies At End.
The Town of Halton Hills was formed in 1974 by the consolidation of the Towns of Acton, Georgetown, Esquesing Township and the Villages of Ballinafad, Glen Williams, Stewarttown, Limehouse, Glen Lawson, Speyside, Ashgrove, Crewson's Corners, Bannockburn, Henderson's Corners, Whaley's Corners, Mansewood, Hornby, Silver Creek, Terra Cotta a Norval.HISTORY OF HALTON HILLS
History In Images 1877
William Barber Mill